Mahallawi Waleed H
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, KSA.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2017 Aug 16;13(3):302-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2017.07.004. eCollection 2018 Jun.
The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been recognized as a highly pathogenic virus that infects the human respiratory tract and has high morbidity and mortality. The MERS-CoV is a huge burden on Saudi Arabian health-care facilities, causing approximately 40% mortality. The transmission mechanism of the virus is still not well understood. Therefore, the prevention of any route of transmission is the best measure to arrest the spread of this disease. Using the real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), MERS-CoV was detected in the nasal secretions of a human cadaver. Full precautions should be applied and carefully followed to prevent the transmission of the virus, especially among health care workers.
中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒（MERS-CoV）已被确认为一种高致病性病毒，可感染人类呼吸道，具有高发病率和高死亡率。MERS-CoV给沙特阿拉伯的医疗设施带来了巨大负担，死亡率约为40%。该病毒的传播机制仍未完全明确。因此，预防任何传播途径是阻止这种疾病传播的最佳措施。通过实时聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR），在一具人类尸体的鼻腔分泌物中检测到了MERS-CoV。应采取并严格遵守全面的预防措施，以防止病毒传播，尤其是在医护人员中。
